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2026 NPPES data Nephrology Physician NPI 1427211317 M.D.
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Yusra Cheema, M.D.

Nephrology Physician in Chicago, Illinois.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 10,806 in Nephrology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
466
Medicare Part D claims · 90 beneficiaries · Nephrology Physician avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
78%
generic claims · 22% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
94.1/100
▲ 11 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
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What the federal data shows

Yusra Cheema, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 94.1/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 466 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

94.1/100
MIPS score · +11 vs avg
466
Part D claims, 2024
78%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Yusra Cheema, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1427211317), first enumerated 07/09/2008.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 466 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 94.1/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Illinois statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Yusra Cheema, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: IDFPR annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1427211317 · Nephrology Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-ELITE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1427211317
  • ENUM-MID 2008
  • TAX-MID 11K Nephrology Physician
  • MIPS-ELITE 94.1/100
  • RX-LIGHT 466
  • BOOK-THIN 463 in Illinois
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pinelopi Kapitsinou · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Yusra Cheema, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

94 ≥ 73rd percentile 73% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Yusra Cheema, M.D. sits

This provider among nephrology physician peers

Across the 2,230 nephrology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Yusra Cheema, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 25% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 76% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.148.372.496.6Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, 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D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Yusra Cheema, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 76
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one nephrology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Yusra Cheema, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Yusra Cheema, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Yusra Cheema, M.D.?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/09/2008

NPI 1427211317

Primary specialty

Nephrology Physician

Mid-sized

10,806 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

466 69% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,511

MIPS final score

94.1/100 10.6 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Illinois

How Nephrology Physician compares to other specialties among Illinois providers

Illinois providers
Clinical Social Worker5.2%Physical Therapist4.9%Mental Health Counselor4.5%Speech-Language Pathologist4.2%Student in an Organized Heal…4.1%Pharmacist4.1%Nephrology Physician0.2%
Largest specialties in Illinois (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Yusra Cheema, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Nephrology Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
94.1/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%94.1%
MIPS final score (Nephrology Physician) - 94.1/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

251 E HURON ST
Chicago, IL 60611
(262) 960-1043

Provider Details

NPI 1427211317
Specialty Nephrology Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Female
NPI Issued 07/09/2008

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

94.1036
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
82.5938
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Alternative Payment Model

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Yusra Cheema, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
Chicago, IL

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

License & disciplinary context - Illinois IDFPR 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~42K Illinois medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Yusra Cheema, M.D.. To verify Yusra Cheema, M.D.'s current license status, search the IDFPR public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

106
Total board actions, Illinois 2023
Across 103 cases
2.52
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Illinois statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
38 cases

IDFPR publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Illinois disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Yusra Cheema, M.D. - brand share 22.0%
Nephrology Physician average

22% brand-name claims vs 78% generic, on 466 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

466
Total Claims
$134K
Total Drug Cost
90
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
1,069.167
Total Day Supply
31,429
Brand vs Generic
22% brand / 78% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$122K
Generic Drug Cost
$12K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
72.4 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
2.30
Gender Split
52% female / 48% male
Age Distribution
<65: 13, 65-74: 37, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Yusra Cheema, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Jardiance
Empagliflozin
48
Farxiga
Dapagliflozin Propanediol
39
Amlodipine Besylate
 33
Potassium Chloride
 30
Furosemide
 29
Lisinopril
 28
Losartan Potassium
 24
Bumetanide
 21
Hydrochlorothiazide
 20
Nifedipine Er
Nifedipine
20

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Nephrology Physician Overview

How Yusra Cheema, M.D. fits within the Nephrology Physician landscape nationally.

10,806
Nephrology Physician Providers in US
55
States with Nephrology Physician
1,511
Avg Claims per Provider

Yusra Cheema, M.D.'s 466 claims are below the specialty average of 1,511.

Nationwide Nephrology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Cheema, both outside Illinois so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (94.1 here).

Pinelopi Kapitsinou 94.1 TN Shikha Wadhwani 94.1 TX Jennifer Bergeron 94.1 WV Vishy Chaudhary 94.1 TX

Same NPPES enumeration year (2008)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Mirza Baig Mechanicsville, VA Muthukumar Thangamani New York, NY James Elliott Indianapolis, IN Daniel Lipschutz Ann Arbor, MI

Nearby Nephrology Physician Providers in Illinois

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Cheema.

One of 463 Nephrology Physician providers enrolled in Illinois, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Momen Abbasi
M.D.
Chicago, IL
Dr. Pabitra Adhikari
MD
Chicago, IL
Dr. Bhavani Adusumilli
MD
Springfield, IL
Dr. Nidhi Aggarwal
M.D.
Chicago, IL
Dr. Vikram Aggarwal
M.D
Chicago, IL

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Yusra Cheema, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Yusra Cheema, M.D. specializes in Nephrology Physician and practices in Chicago, Illinois. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Yusra Cheema, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Yusra Cheema, M.D. wrote 466 Medicare Part D claims totaling $134K in drug costs for 90 beneficiaries.
What is Yusra Cheema, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Yusra Cheema, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 94.1/100 (Quality: 82.6). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Yusra Cheema, M.D. located? ▼
Yusra Cheema, M.D. is located at 251 E HURON ST, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (262) 960-1043.
What is Yusra Cheema, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Yusra Cheema, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427211317, issued on 07/09/2008.
Does Yusra Cheema, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Yusra Cheema, M.D.'s prescribing is 22% brand-name and 78% generic drugs by claim count, with $122K in brand drug costs.
How many Nephrology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 10,806 Nephrology Physician providers across 55 states in the US. The average Nephrology Physician provider writes 1,511 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Yusra Cheema, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Yusra Cheema, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Jardiance, Farxiga, Amlodipine Besylate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Yusra Cheema, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Yusra Cheema, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 466 Part D claims and 90 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Yusra Cheema, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Yusra Cheema, M.D.'s NPI is 1427211317 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.